Sunday, 26 July 2015

I painted this scene whilst standing alongside friend and fellow painter Lana, and I can't help but wonder if Lana's presence subconsciously caused me to paint what appears to be long-necked llama (it's supposed to be a giraffe).

Sunday, 19 July 2015

According to government documentation on the internet, the official name of this house is Brick Lodge. I can't help thinking that the nominator could have lodged something less utilitarian (clearly they had the imagination of a brick).

Saturday, 18 July 2015

This was a particularly challenging painting exercise because the citrusy subject bears more resemblance to a grapefruit than it does to its smaller counterpart, and therefore no matter how well it was rendered, it was never going to look much like a lemon (or indeed, you might say that the the painting was always going to be a lemon).

That the lemon appears not to be lemon reminds me of a very old joke relating to the second object.

Sunday, 12 July 2015

The relentless rain restricted me to rendering this residence (I had to rein in my endeavours as a result of the raging reign of chaos). In other words, this was the view from the only dry spot available.